Morning Java LineForm Series Painting
I wanted to find a handful of styles to inspire my creativity. Like a musician that finds new ideas playing country as well as blues. I call this style LineForm because it relies heavily on the shape and character of the line to imply an image.
After a bit of pencil sketching to find a form I liked, I created a digital sketch in Gimp. The digital sketch allowed me to toggle colors until I found colors I liked. It also let me see how many elements would work together. I settled on just two main elements and, therefore, chose a small format for the final painting of 8 x 10 inches. Since the emphasis is on the line form, the colors are thoroughly mixed unlike other paintings where I like to apply colors not quite fully mixed to add texture to the colors.
Morning Java - Brian Kelly, 2010 acrylic on canvas board, 8″ x 10″
- the Muse